2013–2014 Undergraduate Catalog - University of the Cumberlands

PSYC 244. Research Design and Statistics II
A continuation of PSYC 234, including issues related to development of a testable research hypothesis and completion of a
research proposal. Prerequisite: PSYC 131 and PSYC 234. Laboratory included. Credit, 4 hours. Offered spring semesters.
PSYC 237. Introduction to Counseling
A study of the basic issues in the counseling process, including: philosophical and ethical concerns, the role of the
counselor, the counseling experience and problems in counseling. Public school guidance and counseling will be addressed.
Prerequisite: PSYC 131. Credit, 3 hours. Offered fall semesters.
PSYC 238. Psychology of Learning and Exceptionality
This course is designed primarily for Education majors and is required to complete a teaching degree. It is a study of
learning as a process of change. The scope of the course includes investigations of the relationship of behavioral, social,
cognitive, and information processing learning and motivational theories to instruction, principles of behavior and classroom
management, standardized and teacher-constructed tests, exceptionality, and planning of instruction. Prerequisites: PSYC
131, PSYC 232. Credit, 3 hours. Offered fall and spring semesters.
PSYC 331. Physiological Psychology
A study of the brain and central and peripheral systems as these related to neuropsychological explanations of human
behavior. Prerequisite: PSYC 131. A Biology course as a prerequisite is suggested. Credit, 3 hours. Offered spring semesters.
PSYC 332. Adult Development
Basic issues of adult development, including the psychological, biological, and social impact of aging. Issues related to
biology, social work, business, and public health as they pertain to adulthood will be discussed. Prerequisite: PSYC 131
and PSYC 232. Credit, 3 hours. Offered spring semesters.
PSYC 333. Psychology of Personality
The major contemporary theories of the origin and development of personality are explored, including: behavioral,
psychoanalytical, psychophysical, and self-theories. Prerequisite: PSYC 131. Credit, 3 hours. Offered fall semesters.
PSYC 334. Social Psychology
The study of how the thoughts, feelings, and actions of people are influenced by the real or perceived presence of other
people. A focus on the factors under which social conditions affect people in a universal manner Prerequisite: PSYC 131.
Credit, 3 hours. Offered fall semesters.
PSYC 338. Industrial/Organizational Psychology
An investigation of the motives, manipulations and power factors involved in understanding behaviors, predicting
outcomes, controlling processes, products and events, and analyzing the psychological effects associated with the
man-machine relationship as these pertain to problems of people working in industry and other complex organizations.
Prerequisite: PSYC 131. Credit, 3 hours. Offered fall semesters.
PSYC 401. Sports Psychology
This course, taught in tandem with HESS 401, provides an overview of psychological theory and research as it relates
to sport and exercise at the individual and group levels. Topics of study include personal influences on performance such
as motivation, arousal, stress, and anxiety; situational influences on performance such as competition and reinforcement;
and strategies for performance enhancement such as imagery and increasing confidence. This Integrated Studies course
fulfills a requirement for Section IVb of the General Education Curriculum. Credit, 3 hours. Offered fall semesters.
PSYC 430. Psychology of Religion
A course in the psychology of religious experience. Special emphasis will be given to religious growth, worship,
the psychology of belief, and normal religious behavior. Informal lectures and class discussion on assigned readings.
Prerequisite: PSYC 131. Credit, 3 hours. Offered fall semesters.
PSYC 431. Psychological Testing
An introduction to psychological testing including a critical evaluation of current tests of achievement, intelligence,
interest, and personality. Prerequisite: PSYC 131, 234, and 244, plus, any college math course. Credit, 3 hours. Offered
spring semesters.
PSYC 433. Counseling Psychology
A study of the founders, philosophical, theoretical and background influences of various counseling approaches.
Special attention will be paid to Psychodynamic, Person-Centered, Gestalt, Behavioral, Cognitive-Behavioral, Existential,
and Family System approaches. Prerequisite: PSYC 131 and PSYC 237. Credit, 3 hours. Offered spring semesters.
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